PLANITES - Patricia Apergi / Aerites dance company

As part of Dublin Dance Festival 2016
Tues 17th & Wed 18th May 2016
Samuel Beckett Theatre
7.30pm
60 minutes (no interval)
€25 full price /€20 concession

“A surprising, fascinating work, with innovative movements where the dancers alternately circle or collide with each other“ Lyon Capitale

Dublin Dance Festival opens with an intensely physical, urban fusion piece for five male performers by Greek choreographer, Patricia Apergi. Five bodies of the time, necessarily political.

Apergi’s Planites are the migrants who, like planets, are forever on the move. They navigate the city streets, bringing with them their stories, experiences and hopes. While creating this production, Apergi soaked up flamenco in Barcelona, traditional step dance in Dublin, and Arabic and African moves in France. The result is an interplay between these diverse traditions and her own choreography, which is inspired by street culture and actions related to protest.

This high energy piece deals with the foreigner, the immigrant, the person who travels whether by choice or by force. An Irish premiere, Planites is a compelling mix of dynamic movement and sharp humour.